Hi Seth, See below...
Seth wrote: > >> a: [1 2 3 4 5] > == [1 2 3 4 5] > >> b: [""] > == [""] > >> x: index? a > == 1 > >> append b/:x "hi" > == "hi" At this point, take a look at the value of B to see why: >> b == ["hi"] >> fourth b ** Script Error: Out of range or past end ** Near: fourth b >> >> b/:x == none >> > >> x: index? find a 4 > == 4 At this point B has no fourth element (ergo B/:X returns NONE) so... > >> append b/:x "hi" > ** Script Error: append expected series argument of type: series port > ** Near: append b/:x "hi" > > In theory, shouldn't append do it's thing on b/4 ... What's with the > error? :\ > ...you can't treat that (non-existent) element as a series. Unlike Perl, which automatically allocates and meaningfully initializes previously non-existent data, REBOL requires that a value exist and be of the correct type for whatever operation you attempt to perform on it. -jn- -- To unsubscribe from this list, just send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe as the subject.
